Bicycle-bell



(No Model.)

J. DOUGHTY.

BICYCLE BELL.

No. 597,106. Patented Jan. 11,1898.

WITNESSES XTTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT @rricrz.

JOHN DOUGHTY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BICYCLE-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,106, dated January11, 1898. Application filed April 1, 1897. Serial No. 630,285. (Nomodel.)

To all whont it Jimy concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DOUGHTY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Alarms for Bicycles, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an improved construction of bicycle alarm whichcan be cheaply manufactured and readily and expeditiously applied toexisting bicycles, the sounding of the alarm being caused by therotation of the bicycle-wheel at the will of the rider.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter set forth, and fully pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bicycle-alarm embodying myinvention and a portion of a bicycle to which the same is applicable.Fig. 2 represents a section on line to :20, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents aperspective view of a portion of the bell and the clamping device forsecuring the same to a bicyclefork. Fig. 4: represents a front elevationof a portion of a bicycle-fork, showing the hell or alarm clamped inposition thereon.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a fork of a bicycle, and B, G,and D the handle-bar, wheel, and spokes, of the latter, the above partsbeing of the usual construction and requiring no further description.

E designates a bell adapted to be secured to a member of thebicycle-fork, the bell being illustrated in the present instance assecured to the left-hand member of the front fork.

F designates a portion of the clamping device employed, the sameconsisting of a strip having the tongue G at or near the extremitythereof, said tongue being provided with the neck G and head H andadapted to enter an opening J in the plate J, said strip being held inposition by means of a screw or other fastening device K when the partsare assembled.

L designates a spring or resilient vibratile member which has one endsecured to the strip F in any suit-able manner, while its opposite orfree end is tipped with rubber or other similar material M and isprovided with the hammer N, which is adapted to vibrate against the bellE when desired, as will be explained.

P designates an angular or other shaped lever having the member Q, whichis pivotally attached to the strip F at the point S or to some otherfixed point, while the other portion R of said lever has an end of astring, cord, or other connection attached thereto, the other endthereof being secured to a suitable operating device on the handle-bar Bor other point adjacent the rider.

The operation is as follows: The parts appear normally as seen in fulllines in Fig. 2, in which position the extremity M of the memberLis outof the path of the revolving spokes. YVhen it is desired to sound thebell, the rider exerts a pull on the string T and the lever P, therebybringing the member L into the position in the path of the rotatingspokes D, whereby a series of impulses will be given to the hammer N,and the latter will contact with the bell E, thereby sounding the alarm.The strip F of the clamping device is placed in position by turning thehead F from the position seen in Fig. 3, so that the tongue G can bereadily inserted in the slot J and then turned into the position seen inFigs. 2 and 4-, as is evident. lVhen the strain on the connection T isrelaxed, the member L assumes the position seen in full lines again.

The clip or clamping device may be provided with a pin (shown in dottedlines, Fig. 1) as means for carrying the lamp of the bicycle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell,

means for securing it to the frame of a bicycle, a resilient memberconnected at one end with said securing means and provided with a hammeradapted to strike said bell, a lever bearing against said resilientmember, and a connection for operating said lever.

2. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell, aplate connected therewith, astrip detachably connected with said plate for supporting said bell, aresilient member connected at one end with said strip and having at itsfree end a tip of yielding material, a bell-hammer at taolied to saidmember, a lever pivoted to said strip and bearing against said member,and a connection from said lever adapted to be operated by the rider.

3. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell E, a plate J on Which said bellis supported, an opening J in said plate, a strip F having a tongue Gand adapted to enter said opening, a resilient member L attached to saidstripF and provided with a. tip M of yielding mate- :0 rial, a hammer Nattached to said member L, an angular-shaped lever Psuitably supported,and a connection from said lever adapted to be operated by the rider.

JOHN DOUGHTY. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, v WM. 0. WIEDERsHEIM.

